The Ficoroni Cista
Bronze.Ca. 340—330 BCE.
Made by Novios Plautios. Rome, National Etruscan Museum of Villa JuliaPhoto by Egisto Sani
The Ficoroni Cista.
Bronze.
Ca. 340—330 BCE.
Made by Novios Plautios.
Ca. 340—330 BCE.
Made by Novios Plautios.
Rome, National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia
(Roma, Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia).
Origin:
From Palestrina.
Description:
The handle of the cista lid consists of miniature figures of the Greek god of wine Dionysos flanked by satyrs. At the trio’s feet is engraved an archaic latin inscription (CIL I, 561):
DINDIA MACOLNIA FILEAI DEDIT / NOVIOS PLAUTIOS MED ROMAI FECID
stating that a local noble woman named “Dindia Macolnia gave it to her daughter / Novios Plautios made it in Rome”. Plautios’ workshop was not in Palestrina but in Rome, which by this date was becoming an important cultural as well as political center.
Credits:
(cc) 2015. Photo, text: Egisto Sani (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ετρουρία ετρουσκική etruria etruscan etrusco etruskisch etruskische etruskischer etruskischen étrusque ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque διώνυσος dionysus dioniso dionysos σάτυρος σάτυροι satyros satyroi satur saturus satyr satyrs satiro satiri satyrn satyre satyres χάλκινο bronze bronzo bronzeo bronzen cista cist ciste skin of panther pardalide pardalis ορείχαλκος cloak mantello mantel manteau μανδύα the ficoroni copper rame kupfer cuivre χαλκό amulet amuleto amulett bulle bulla φυλακτό from da von de palestrina praeneste horn for drinking wine rhytòn corno potorio per bere vino zum trinken für wein corne à boire pour le vin rhyton ῥυτόν ρυτό novios plautios novius plautius
dindia macolnia
handle
dionysos with two satyrs
cil i 561
dindia macolnia fileai dedit med romai fecid
